Battle Quote by Jay Roach Download Open image “In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles.” — Jay Roach ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Battle Comedy Fighting Humor Life Stakes Use Wit
The first thing we noticed was how flamboyant [Dalton] Trumbo was in real life. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
When something so unjust as the black list happened, [Dalton Trumbo] would come to life in a certain way. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing,… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
Comedy doesn't really have any meaning without sadness … The most meaningful comedy comes from some really serious pathos. — Becky Stark Copy Share Image
The connection between pathos and broad comedy is very tight. But you do far more work in a comedy scene than you do in… — Jerry Lewis Copy Share Image
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself. — James Thurber Copy Share Image
You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of comedy. — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
Humor is his defense mechanism, so that would allow me to talk about some serious subjects, but get a lot of hilarious jokes in. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Jerry Bruckheimer creates comedy, he just doesn't realize because he's a turd. — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually find those… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that they have… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
That's why we had Louis C.K. portray the harder line Communist, to accuse [Dalton] Trumbo of being a hypocrite. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
It was an interesting process trying to get Bob to talk about the film because he's such a shy person. He generally likes to… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we're just trying… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
For Bryan [Cranston ] to go back in time and become this larger-than-life and somewhat theatrical guy, who performed his ideas and rhetoric in… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
When Dalton Trumbo and his friends joined the Communist Party it was 1943, and Russia was our ally in World War II. This was… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I figure if it's turns out well the film will have its own momentum and will carry into the video release. So it's hard… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
[Dalton] Trumbo wrote this incredible pamphlet, almost on the level of Tom Paine's 'Common Sense,' called 'The Time of the Toad.' It's an exquisitely… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
People are willing to throw our civilization under the bus to discredit the existing system, without any proposed solution to the problems that they're… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I was very interested in politics in college and was heading to be a lawyer. I have a degree in economics and I was… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
In the battle for police reform, accountability and justice, Americans don't have to re-invent the wheel. We just have to revoke the thing that… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your life. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
“Which people take the time to care for their souls, these days? I reckon not many. But...hear this: I think that maybe in our… — Susan Fletcher Copy Share Image
Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crèche, learning to… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
There's little in taking or giving, There's little in water or wine: This living, this living, this living, Was never a project of mine.… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
When I step into the batters box. The fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Copy Share Image
I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for 'Battle Cry'. Paul Newman tested for 'Battle Cry'. I did nine tests to finally get that role. — Tab Hunter Copy Share Image
“When we let go of our battles and open our heart to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
Love is a battle," said Marie-Claude, still smiling. "And I plan to go on fighting. To the end." Love is a battle?" said Franz.… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
It's almost ironic sitting here watching stories about Norm's courageous 'battle' with cancer. He actually did a bit on stage about how stupid that… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image